Thousands of people turned out Friday afternnon to Judkins Park in Seattle’s Central area for Black Lives Matter Seattle King County’s March of Silence.
“We demand that racism be declared a public health crisis in Washington state,” Black Lives Matter Seattle-King County (BLM) said in a statement.
“Some folks have asked why Black Lives Matter requested people participate in the March of Silence procession by separate groups, such as Black youth, People of Color, White allies,” said BLM in a statement.
At the March, BLM announced that it will donate funds contributed to the march and general strike to organizations serving the Black community, including: The King County Equity Now Coalition, a cadre of long-standing, accountable Black-led community organizations in King County; Lavender Rights Project, which provides low-cost civil legal services and community programming centered in values of social justice for trans and queer low-income people and other marginalized communities; Black Trans Task Force, which engages in community building, research and political action addressing the crisis of violence against Black Trans people, The Seattle Medium newspaper; South Seattle Emerald, and KRIZ Radio (1420 AM, Renton/Seattle).
Pictorial Highlights of the Black Lives Matter Seattle-King County March of Silence
